Merida holidays

Merida is the capital of the Yucatan state and it was founded in 1542 on the site of the Mayan city of Ichkansiho. In the centre of the town is the Plaza Mayor, which is surrounded by the twin towered 16th century Cathedral, the City Hall, the State Government Palace and the Casa Montejo, originally built in 1549 by the conquistador of the region and then rebuilt around 1850. Merida has many colourful markets where traditional crafts, panama hats, handmade hammock and, pleated and embroidered shirts are on sale. In the Park of the Americas there is an open-air theatre giving plays and concerts in the evenings and traditional Mexican bands play in the various plazas of the city